Senior Financial Accountant | 6-Month Contract | London

💰 £500–£600 per day via umbrella
📍 London | Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
⏳ Immediate start or maximum 2 weeks’ notice

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Financial Accountant to join a high-growth fintech specialising in mortgage lending and buy-to-let finance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a fully qualified accountant with experience in a lending business or bank to join a fast-paced, growing business and play a key role across financial reporting, year-end audit and regulatory deliverables.

Responsibilities

The role will focus on the following priority areas:

• Management accounts – ownership and delivery of accurate, timely monthly management accounts.
• Year-end audit and financial reporting – preparation of year-end financial statements, strong balance sheet reconciliations and supporting statutory reporting.
• Statutory accounts – preparation and delivery of statutory accounts for relevant group entities.
• Consolidated reporting – supporting the preparation of consolidated group accounts and financial reporting.
• VAT compliance – managing the first VAT return for a group entity, including seeking appropriate technical advice on calculations and treatment.
• FCA reporting – supporting the delivery of regulatory reporting requirements.
• Financial due diligence – supporting financial due diligence activities associated with a fundraise.
• Fundraising support – assisting with investor-related financial information and reporting.
• Budgeting – supporting the preparation of the 2027 budget following the OKR process.
• Finance process development – helping establish and improve collections processes ahead of a new product launch.